South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-08-26

Cleveland by resume of the erea,
work which has been done for disa-
bled soldiers under his adminis,ra-
ton. and concludes that, .besidcs
largely increasing the pension list,
the present administration can boast
Of more Union veterans In its employ
than ever before"
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The Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company wss mildly csusurel for rum
sing more than IL miles On hour. the
maximum rate Of speed allowed In
eEtei ing Washington City. by the cor.
oner's jury that held 40 inquest to in-
quire into the cause of the death OF
engineer Rfosln4, killed in she wreck
on The 'Y" ~ Washington last week.
Il certainly 10 mot right to allow rail-
road officials to 60 clear of all blame
for accidents resulting in loss OF hu.
man life while they persist in tho use
OF such old-fash :oned air. brakes as
those with which their cars are now
principally. IL no. wholly, furnished.
They know that these brakes are no.
toriously unsafe, and should be hold
responsible for any deaths caused by
their failure to work. In this case,
" some poor trackman could have
been found upon whom to fix the
blame for the accident so that the
careless managers could go FREQ, as
at Chassworth, the verdict nigh. have
been different.
Commenting upon this catastrophe
the Engineering News. published at
New York, says: "The failure Of the
air-bakes TO act was due merely to
tue fact that the train was equipped
with the old straight air.brake which
tie Baltimore aud Ohio has persisted
in using years after there was motto.
riously better one in al most univer.
sal use. Recently. frightened by the
Republic and other accidents, they
have contracted to put the Westing.
house automatic on all it's passenger
stocie, and It would seem as if it
should have been in use on this inns
por;ant train, but tue change has prob,
ably proceeded slowly it is q way
changes Lave on the B. & o. II was
the c,adle Of American engineering
but il truth must be said. it has re-
manned such ever since"
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Or all the murder stories we ever
read, this is the strangest: Years ago,
D young man. native Of Orantova.
Spain, enigrated 10 America in the
hope of making fortune. Having
10 some extent succeedad in his OBJ
jet, he returned recently to his old
home, where his aged parents still re.
sided. Remembering their age and
infirmities. he was afraid to reveal
bis identity to them too abruptly, for
they had no tidings Of their absent
son for a long time past. and posi-.
bly, thought that he was no longer
living. He went. therefore, to the
Old honest cad of his youth without
saying who he was. He saw his aged
father and mother, who did not rec.
ognize him. and after asking their
hospitality as stranger be con6ded
10 his mother his pure, containing
q large sum OF IN oney. as well as 9th.
er property. The sight OF this treas.
ure excited The cupidity of the wo.
man and induced her to plan q most
abominable crime, namely, the muir.
der Of the traveller whom she lodged
beneath her roof. She sought to pre-.
vail upon her husband to become he.
accomplish, and. failing in this, de.
termined to murder her guest single.
banded. She accomplished her fell
design by means Of a Ratchet, with
which she almost severed her victims
head from his body. After she was
arrested she learDed that sho had
killed her own child. She displayed
neither regret nor remorse, merely
observing that be ought 10 have re-
vesled his identity.
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THE Campaign in Ohio promises
to be one of unusual Interest. The
best Demomoc attic talent will be
brought 70 the front, and IL is already
being offered from all over the coun-
try. Among those booked for
speeches during the campaign are
Senator Voorhees, and ex-senator
Mcdonald, Of Indiana: Senator
Blacknan and Congressman Carlisle
Of Kentucky Hon. s. s. Cox; Co.
John X. Fellows and Gen. Thomas
Ewing, of New York Senator Ken
ma, OF West Virginia Senator Daniel,
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